yahoo mail app- please help!

[cowens]

i've been using the yahoo mail app since i've had my droid. no problems until today. window came up saying an update is available (1.4.0) and must be installed. can not use yahoo mail at all without installing this update, but updated is from a third party, not marketplace. anyone else experience this or have any suggestions?

[mwhartman]

I do not use Yahoo email but check box 2 in this link Tips and Tricks. it may help

[erict]

I'm not sure what’s up with the mandatory update as well. Like mentioned, it's from a third party but it does work and has the new added features like the app says in the market place. I got the update to work but then deleted the app and re-installed to see what would happen. Even though the market says it's a new version which is v1.0.4, it installs the old one and then tells you need to do the mandatory update for it to work just like the first time I launched it yesterday. The big question is, even though the update works, is it safe??

[johnnycool001]

I started a thread on this yesterday in the main app section. want to get on this on too. I need awnsers to this.

[johnnycool001]

Here is what else i know: If you have automatic updates checked it will automaticlly download the update, but it wont install inless you have the third party app thing checked (Droid 1) I used Astro to explore the file. and compared it to the current file. First they are a bunch more files. added a bunch of Samson stuff. the part that scares me is their is a file in it called Hack. and second it wants more promissions, more acess to the phone.

[erict]

Looks like it was a legit update but it wasn’t launched correctly. I haven’t checked yet, but I guess it has been corrected.

Yahoo Mail Update - Android Forums

[thinkmega]

It shouldn't have happened. See the attachment for details.

[erict]

It shouldn't have happened. See the attachment for details.

So it's safe to say it was legit even though is was an incorrect update, correct? Also, I did remove the app with uninstall so it should be completely removed, correct?

[thinkmega]

It shouldn't have happened. See the attachment for details.

So it's safe to say it was legit even though is was an incorrect update, correct? Also, I did remove the app with uninstall so it should be completely removed, correct?

Look, the difference between senior and newbie is ... I've been here longer and posted more. It doesn't mean I know more than you.

When you question if it is legit, I don't know. I'd like to think there is no malicious component in it. Man, you just have to be careful these days!

I would suggest to restore the backup if you have one. If you don't, ... maybe it's time to think about it and pray.

I backup mine periodically (weekly) and I keep a "seed" backup which I believe it is clean. Just a suggestion ...

[erict]

It shouldn't have happened. See the attachment for details.

So it's safe to say it was legit even though is was an incorrect update, correct? Also, I did remove the app with uninstall so it should be completely removed, correct?

Look, the difference between senior and newbie is ... I've been here longer and posted more. It doesn't mean I know more than you.

When you question if it is legit, I don't know. I'd like to think there is no malicious component in it. Man, you just have to be careful these days!



I would suggest to restore the backup if you have one. If you don't, ... maybe it's time to think about it and pray.

I backup mine periodically (weekly) and I keep a "seed" backup which I believe it is clean. Just a suggestion ...

Phone is a week old and am new to these smart phones. How does one restore the backup? Is this done automatically?


Here is another read.
http://www.androidcentral.com/yahoo-...-market-update